Schools prep for Performing Arts Festival

PLAYING the African drums for the 2024 Portland and District Performing Arts Festival are Bundarra Primary School students (back row from left) Azarahlee Taylor, 11, Chase Ashwore, 10, Louis Oats, 9, Mitchell Hazell, 11, Amelia Tait, 9, Savannah Murrell, 8, (front row from left) Hayden Pryor-Hollis, 11, Nate Johnson, 10, Bella Scott, 10, Lilie West, 11, Suade Blurton, 9, Sienna Carter, 9, and Minal Heshmi, 9.

By Charlie Sawyer-Bassett

August 22, 2024 | 8:00 AM

STUDENTS across Portland and the district are warming up their voices and tuning their instruments for this year’s Performing Arts Festival.

This year, Bundarra Primary School will be coordinating the annual event that will open Tuesday August 27 and Wednesday August 28 at the Portland Civic Hall.